M4.6 earthquake 111 km N of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 111 km N of Sola, Vanuatu on Sun, May 15, 1983, 10:51 AM GMT+11 (23:51 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 26 km N of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-05-14 23:51:41 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.887° S, 167.368° E
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.126 km N of Sola, Vanuatu · 15829 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.425 km NE of Sola, Vanuatu · 15796 days ago · 166 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.0179 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 15786 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001vbv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.